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Cloverfield [BLU-RAY] (Paramount Home Entertainment, 6.3.2008) Disguised under deliberately goofy, yet deliciously edible-sounding, aliases such as Cheese and Slusho, Matt Reeves' Cloverfield was produced and rushed into theaters under an equally appetizing shroud of secrecy. From last year's incredibly elusive Super Bowl ad to the film's viral marketing campaign, Cloverfield had everybody scratching their heads and drooling in anticipation. Aside from the as-yet untitled title and the Blair Witch-ian visual style, the film's biggest appeal was the enigmatic creature who was last (un)seen hurling the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty onto the crowded streets of New York City. All we knew about the mysterious beast was that it was big and angry. Now that the highy-anticipated project has come and gone, one question has fortunately been answered: Cloverfield was a major success. (continued)

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"Body of Lies" shot

Leonardo DiCaprio as "Roger Ferris" and an obviously chunky Russell Crowe as "Ed Hoffman" during filming of Ridley Scott's Body of Lies (Warner Bros.), a Middle East drama that's been scripted by The Departed's William Monahan. It's about Ferris being after Suleiman, a Muslim terrorist behind a series of car bombings. The title refers to a complex scheme instigated by Ferris in which false information is fed to the bad guys via a dead body of a decoy agent.


Somebody sent me a cpy of the script last spring and now I can't find it. Anyone have a digital copy?

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 28, 2007 at 7:08 PM

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York "Budd" Durden Author Profile Page says ...

Crowe appears to be channeling J T Walsh in that shot. I like it.

Posted by York "Budd" Durden Author Profile Page at September 28, 2007 8:08 PM

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source188 Author Profile Page says ...

You beat me to it Budd, Crowe looks just like the late and great JT Walsh in that pic.

Posted by source188 Author Profile Page at September 28, 2007 8:11 PM

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Andrew Author Profile Page says ...

More Mid-east dramas? I haven't even seen the ones coming out this fall and already I'm tired of 'em. *sighs*

Posted by Andrew Author Profile Page at September 28, 2007 8:49 PM

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alynch Author Profile Page says ...

So is anyone in this movie besides DiCaprio and Crowe? I just find it so wierd that a major large scale film has been filming for a couple of weeks, yet no cast outside of these two has been announced.

Posted by alynch Author Profile Page at September 28, 2007 11:21 PM

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BurmaShave Author Profile Page says ...

This is as good a place as any to say I saw THE KINGDOM tonight and really enjoyed it. A solid A- actioner with more on its mind than most. Ashraf Barhom should be on anyone's list for a Best Supporting Actor nod. He was like a Saudi Sonny Grasso.

Posted by BurmaShave Author Profile Page at September 29, 2007 12:09 AM

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btwnproductions Author Profile Page says ...

This sounds like a repurposing of THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS with Clifton Webb.

Posted by btwnproductions Author Profile Page at September 29, 2007 10:23 AM

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cjKennedy Author Profile Page says ...

I have to say at least Wells isn't sexist with his body image obsessions. He lets men and women have it equally.

Ok BurmaShave, you've officially sold me on The Kingdom. If it sucks when I see it tomorrow morning...well, let's just say you're off the Kennedy Christmas card list.

Posted by cjKennedy Author Profile Page at September 29, 2007 12:38 PM

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hatchling Author Profile Page says ...

No... Crowe looks like Ed Hoffman as depicted in the book Body of Lies. I've read it. His lack of vanity and his willingness to assume what ever characteristics a role asks of him is why Crowe is one of the greatest actors working today.

He's a chameleon who never repeats himself. From Maximus to mathematician John Nash, to bpxer Jimmy Braddock, to outlaw Ben Wade, to Ed Hoffman... the only thing that ties these roles together is a genius at work.

Posted by hatchling Author Profile Page at September 30, 2007 5:02 AM

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